Feisty, fearless and even foolhardy at times, our Birthday girl Kangana Ranaut is no assembly line cookie in the platter that is Bollywood. Hugely talented and equally opinionated, there are no greys in her worldview. Outspoken to the core, she must say her piece and say it out loud, no matter the repercussions.

For a girl from rural Himachal who left home to snatch a toehold in an alien industry and suffered unmentionable struggles, the gamble has paid off. Her sheer guts and never-say-die spirit combined with a talent of the knock-your-socks-off variety, have today brought Kangana to an enviable place in both her professional and personal life. And the best thing? She only has herself to thank for it!

If honesty is said to be the best policy, it has sure won rewards for this woman who tells it like she sees it and reaps the consequences, whether bouquets or brickbats!

Here’s proof why we can’t help doffing our hat to this gorgeous, straight-talking gal…

#1. Try not letting her speak... 

#2. Calling spade a spade

#3. Sugar coating truth? What's that!

#4. ...and so, the Underdog rises!

#5. Come at her Nepotism! 

#6. Guess that's what a winner would eventually get...

#7. 'Cause you have a vagina re?

#8. You know how they say, fear a woman that does not seek validation from others!

#9. Khans, who? Superstars, who? 

#10. But what they mean is awesome, fantastic, mindblowing. Right?!

Happy Birthday, QUEEN!